Teaching Conrad: the Challenge and the Satisfaction

• Autorzy: Lilia Omelan

Warianty tytułu

Nauczanie Conrada: wyzwanie i satysfakcja

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Teaching Joseph Conrad is not an easy task, but some of the difficulties can be avoided by careful planning of lectures and practical classes. This involves students' familiarisation with major facts of Conrad's life and involvement in group projects. The knowledge of Conrad's difficult childhood and adolescence in the partitioned Poland after the failure of the January Uprising helps students comprehend Conrad's complex personality and his inner conflicts, which, in turn, influenced his creative writing. Keeping this in mind, students can adequately interpret Conradian themes, such as disillusionment, a sense of guilt and isolation, on the one hand, and repentance, (universal) solidarity and belief in mankind, on the other. In addition, viewing Conrad as a writer of Polish origin can be beneficial for due appreciation of his literary style. (original abstract)

Nauczanie Josepha Conrada nie jest łatwym zadaniem, niemniej jednak niektórych trudności można uniknąć, starannie planując wykłady i zajęcia praktyczne. Obejmuje to zapoznanie studentów z głównymi faktami z życia Conrada i zaangażowanie ich w projekty grupowe. Znajomość trudnego dzieciństwa i wczesnej młodości Conrada w Polsce po klęsce powstania styczniowego pomaga studentom zrozumieć złożoną osobowość Conrada i jego wewnętrzne konflikty, które z kolei wpłynęły na jego literacką twórczość. Mając to na uwadze, studenci mogą odpowiednio interpretować conradowskie tematy, takie jak rozczarowanie, poczucie winy i izolacja z jednej strony oraz pokuta, (uniwersalna) solidarność i wiara w ludzkość z drugiej strony. Ponadto postrzeganie Conrada jako pisarza polskiego pochodzenia może być korzystne dla właściwej oceny jego stylu literackiego. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Teaching; Literature; Students

PL

Nauczanie; Literatura; Studenci

• Czasopismo: Zeszyty Naukowe Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Zawodowej im. Witelona w Legnicy
• Rocznik: 2018
• Numer: nr 29
• Strony: 15--27

Twórcy

autor

Lilia Omelan

• Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa im. Witelona w Legnicy

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